Etymograph

English

danza

Danza comes from Spanish danza ‘dance’, and goes back to Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.

  1. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*dantiāre1‘to dance’reconstructed
  2. Old Spanishc. 950–1500dançar1
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presentdanzar2‘to dance’
  4. Spanishc. 1500–presentdanza3‘dance’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 2009danza3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Spanish danzar
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Spanish danza
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English danza
  4. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2009, Anne Mancuso, Spare Times: “Sunday at 2 p.m., a performance of classical Puerto…”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*dantiāreWiktionary, Spanish danzar‘to dance’reconstructed
  2. Old Spanishc. 950–1500dançarWiktionary, Spanish danzar
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presentdanzarWiktionary, Spanish danza‘to dance’
  4. Spanishc. 1500–presentdanzaWiktionary, English danza‘dance’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 2009danzaWiktionary, English danza. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2009, Anne Mancuso, Spare Times: “Sunday at 2 p.m., a performance of classical Puerto…”

Linked words

through Vulgar Latin *dantiāre ‘to dance’

dance

Today it means

noun A Puerto Rican music genre associated with ballroom dancing.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “danza”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Spanish danzar, Spanish danza. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Vulgar Latin *dantiāre / danza

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